Character info
The character
Slowbro is a Psychic/Water-type Pokémon that evolves from Slowpoke when a Shellder latches onto its tail. Known as the Hermitcrab Pokémon, it is depicted as sluggish and absent-minded, with the Shellder feeding off its host's leftover scraps. It is a well-known member of the original 151 Pokémon.
This card
This is Slowbro from the Fossil set, numbered 43/62 with uncommon rarity, printed in 1999 as part of the Base Set 3 variant. The artwork, illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno, shows Slowbro standing against a fiery orange sky with green foliage in the background. The card bears the Wizards of the Coast copyright line typical of this early Pokémon TCG era.
How it plays
Slowbro is a Stage 1 Pokémon with 60 HP, evolving from Slowpoke. Its Pokémon Power, Strange Behavior, allows the player to move one damage counter from another of their Pokémon onto Slowbro as often as they like during their turn, provided it would not knock Slowbro out, and this power cannot be used if Slowbro is Asleep, Confused, or Paralyzed. Its attack, Psyshock, costs two Psychic Energy, deals 20 damage, and has a coin flip chance to Paralyze the Defending Pokémon on heads. It is weak to Psychic-type attacks, has no listed resistance, and has a retreat cost of one Colorless Energy.
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Card details confirmed
A card with this name and number exists in the public card catalogue, in Fossil, a set of 62 cards, rarity U. The details on this certificate match it.
Illustrated by Kagemaru Himeno and published 1999-10-10. Both come from the public catalogue, not from WinnTCG.
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Authenticity
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How this card was graded
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The working behind this grade
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